diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c918c587e2b..8c3f8dec1d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     "yoastseo": "git+https://github.com/Yoast/YoastSEO.js.git#release-yoast-seo/9.6"
   },
   "yoast": {
-    "pluginVersion": "9.6-beta1",
+    "pluginVersion": "9.6-beta2",
     "recalibrationVersion": "13"
   }
 }
diff --git a/wp-seo-main.php b/wp-seo-main.php
index 5da98ad207b..ba08eac853d 100644
--- a/wp-seo-main.php
+++ b/wp-seo-main.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * {@internal Nobody should be able to overrule the real version number as this can cause
  *            serious issues with the options, so no if ( ! defined() ).}}
  */
-define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '9.6-beta1' );
+define( 'WPSEO_VERSION', '9.6-beta2' );
 
 
 if ( ! defined( 'WPSEO_PATH' ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-seo.php b/wp-seo.php
index 0529be1b5cb..84a66b63ab6 100644
--- a/wp-seo.php
+++ b/wp-seo.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  * @wordpress-plugin
  * Plugin Name: Yoast SEO
- * Version:     9.6-beta1
+ * Version:     9.6-beta2
  * Plugin URI:  https://yoa.st/1uj
  * Description: The first true all-in-one SEO solution for WordPress, including on-page content analysis, XML sitemaps and much more.
  * Author:      Team Yoast